Ip Phone FirmwareOperating system · Cisco
CVE-2018-0316
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call-handling functionality of Cisco IP Phone 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series Phones with Multiplatform Firmware could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected phone to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a temporary denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability exists because the firmware of an affected phone incorrectly handles errors that could occur when an incoming phone call is not answered. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a set of maliciously crafted SIP packets to an affected phone. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected phone to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a temporary DoS condition. This vulnerability affects Cisco IP Phone 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series Phones with Multiplatform Firmware if they are running a Multiplatform Firmware release prior to Release 11.1(2). Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi24718.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA vulnerability in the SIP call-handling function of Cisco IP Phone 6800, 7800, and 8800 Series Phones with Multiplatform Firmware allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause the phone to reload unexpectedly. The flaw is in how the firmware handles errors when an incoming call is not answered, and can be triggered by sending maliciously crafted SIP packets to the affected device.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Ip Phone FirmwareOperating system
= 11.1\(2\)CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify phone modelCheck the physical device or access the phone's web interface to confirm it is a Cisco IP Phone 6800, 7800, or 8800 Series modelAffected if The model is not one of these three series
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Confirm Multiplatform FirmwareAccess the phone's web interface or admin page and locate the firmware type. Look for 'Multiplatform Firmware' or 'MPP' (Multiplatform Phones) in the firmware informationAffected if The phone is running enterprise/call-manager firmware instead of Multiplatform Firmware
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Check firmware versionIn the phone's web interface or admin page, navigate to the firmware version information. Look for a version string of exactly 11.1(2)Affected if The installed firmware version is exactly 11.1(2)
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Verify SIP is enabledIn the phone's web interface, go to SIP settings or phone configuration and confirm that SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is enabled. This is typically found under 'SIP Parameters' or 'Line Settings'Affected if SIP is disabled on the device
The device is affected if it is a Cisco IP Phone 6800, 7800, or 8800 series running Multiplatform Firmware version 11.1(2) with SIP enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Cisco IP Phone Multiplatform Firmware to Release 11.1(2) or later to remediate this vulnerability.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-0316 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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